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firefox can't find adobe reader plugin

Asked by Steve Ward

I am new to all of this only running ubuntu for less than 1 week.
Already finding good help on forums but struggling a bit.
I managed to install adobe reader 9.4 in 10.10 but the plugin in firefox will not open therefore meaning my wife can't open her bookmarked pages which are pdfs.

I get the following message:
Could not launch Adobe Reader 9.4. Please make sure it exists in PATH variable in the environment. If the problem persists, please reinstall the application.

I assume that when I installed it and I was asked for a path I gave it the wrong path. It didn't tell me where to put it when I had to install it using the terminal.

How do I correct the path?

Thanks very much for your help

Steve

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Do you have adobe reader installed? If so, how did you install it?

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Steve Ward (swsound) said : 		#2

Yes I have the reader installed. I downloaded a .rpm file from the Adobe website and following some instructions on the forums that I found I used the terminal to convert it and install it. I tried the software centre but this didn't actually do anything.

The problem I had was that when I was going through the process it asked me to input a path and I thought I chose the right place (ie where all my other programs seem to be installed)

I hope this helps

Thanks

Steve

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

RPM is NOT for Ubuntu. Ubuntu uses DEB files. You can add the medibuntu repo and install adobe reader and you will get 9.4.

Why are you using RPMs?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

http://www.liberiangeek.net/2010/09/install-adobe-reader-acroread-ubuntu-10-10-maverick-meerkat/

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Steve Ward (swsound) said : 		#5

Thanks for this. Because trying to install from software centre didn't work I went to Adobe website and just downloaded what they suggested.

I will now look for DEB files. Is the medibuntu repo the thing on Liberian Geek? I think I can follow this.

Thanks for all your help.

Steve